officer-involved shooting

In 2017, the Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies (ASCIA) recognized the challenges facing many agencies that are tasked with investigating officer-involved shootings and other uses of force. As an association of statewide investigating agencies across the United States, ASCIA recommended the development of peer-agency guidance to assist state investigative agencies, as well as local agencies, conducting their own investigations into these incidents.

The Police Foundation and the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) are in the second year of an innovative partnership to construct a national officer-involved shooting (OIS) database. Recognizing that the ability to examine OIS incidents across agencies is limited, this OIS data collection initiative seeks to understand OIS trends and their causes and correlates in order to assist law enforcement in maintaining situational awareness of OIS incidents locally and regionally. The ultimate goal is to obtain standardized, national-level data on OIS incidents. With funding from the U.S.